Donald Sheridan, MD, recently performed wrist surgery on Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford, according to a report from the Boston Globe.
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Stellate ganglion block (SGB) was first used in the 1920s as a therapeutic modality for the treatment of chronic pain. Physicians are trained to administer local anesthetics via injection into the patient's neck to treat pain in the head, arms…
Researchers have found that difficulty implementing robotic telemedicine programs is the fault of licensing, credentialing and billing issues instead of staff, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.
Allen Medical Systems will attend the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting Feb. 8-10 in San Francisco; Association of periOperative Registered Nurses annual meeting March 26-28 in New Orleans; and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association annual meeting May 9-12…
Peter LeRoux, MD, associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, recently received the Dana Foundation Clinical Neuroscience Grant to study branch chain amino acids as treatment for athletic concussions, according to a university news release.
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Xavier Durlande, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta, recently performed surgery on Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford to repair a torn left pectoral muscle, according to a Sports Illustrated report.
Researchers found the benefits of muscle relaxants and neuromodulators for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain don't outweigh the side effects, according to a news release.
The O'Bleness Health System in Pomeroy, Ohio, recently opened an ambulatory care pain management clinic, according to a Times Journal report.
A recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality revealed that just 5 percent of Americans accounted for half of the $1.26 trillion healthcare spending in 2009, according to a USA Today report.
The Colorado's Workers' Compensation Division is considering new pain management guidelines to reduce the number of injured workers addicted to pain medications, according to a Law Firm of Janice M. Greening news release.